Joe, For halyards that exit the mast overhead, you use an exit plate in the mast-wall. That's what keeps it from rubbing against the mast wall (spar wall).
Like this: http://www.pleasureboatmarine.com/scmahaexplsc.html Fair winds, Judy B ________________________________ From: Joe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:18:16 PM Subject: [IC27A] Exit Blocks and in the mast halyards Halyards I replaced my standing rigging on my 1984 C27 and decided while the mast was down to update and change the halyards to interior and cut in two exit blocks. The block for the mainsail is placed about 6 1/2 feet off the deck, so I could expose the halyard for for deck to be able to help to raise and lower the main sail. The problem/question is do I cut out more of the mast below the block so the line exiting the block is not rubbing/cutting as it heads from the block to the base of the mast. Is there a piece of hardware that smooths the transistion or do you just file a smooth path down the mast? Thanks for your help. Joe Linquist Frayed Knot 5 Hull #5457
